Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-06-25


! the life OF n-r' See why toiks don't ike
this oC,,auuiSti=rsslOG a. well as she
dts Vow Tor your part. Tom liz
. zis viii Eel. the Hov@. ri course, and
they N.,. dC q. .u-r can 20 keep me
at Iori~. aud N... .lsk yuu 20 use your
lniueu.-. Day want you. A. YOU are
a friend Ot Jans- Cray, 20 persuade
them thar my course - the right one;
har t know what am doing; Tor YOU
know Tom. yhry nave unlimited taIth
IN Ch1- "a which YOU leHd cOdnten-
auur
"jane il .ouid only .c,.l convinced
that yOug rourse /, lust Ti.nt. am 4
man Oi lrw words, little education,
bur some experience. and | know
enough 20 Nt:u even you, JAMIE GRAY,
that tie Digh or the worlds iavor is a
. dangerous tad difficult one. There Hr.
pitfalls ~ cities iOr inexperienced g,ris
{ that yOu Sunw nor Oi. and it requires
faithful aud -teady nature TO over.
come these dangers. Il it were OII', 20
my power 20 protect you through tho
world. IL l. strong right arm that
would keep danger from your door.
, II ls an honest loving heart hat would
prompt Thomas Toy 20 advise moth
ing III which hr could not altogether
believe
Tom, answered 5aule "rre told
you many times that yOn must not
talk 20 me Oi such thing Our paths
lie III different directions. Your lot l.
cast among people with whom have
nothing in common. TGev look up
YOU torcomniendaJiou and counsel
! You are the Adam Bede of This
little community You rejoice IN be
ing giant among dwaris | will never
/ be content until can miHgic with -
people oi whom can learn sOmet ming
To my advantage. Tom, ii you would
, only cut loose from these Old aSSOcia.
tlOns: 90 20 some place. see the world.
. Get an education; De Il man; thenioin
woman vino can appreciate the no
. bllty within YOU. but 80 deeply lald
that it ism : for Janet Gray 10 make
it shine with brightest lustre; and.
having done this. you will be man
with - man interests. and not the
piodding. iiie@IcS drudge you will
speedily become IN trying 20 earn d
subsistence by upturning those hill
side rocks.
But. Tom" she continued and as she
noticed the downcast look in his eyes.
she rose ana laid her hand upon his
dark, curly locks ana brushed them
back from 4 brow broad and inteliec-
tual: II dIdn't mean 20 hurt you sv
what said. Remember always that
Janet Gray has a sisters interest in
you, and though yOu may wear away
all your days in rough labor, you ara
true man Tor all that. ald no one
knows IL better than myself. III al
ways remember YOU whether N power
~ or comfort. sickness or health; and
though it isn't Tor one like NE 20 ill
the place OF wife 70 Thomas Toy, vet
try to reward my sisterly interest
with a brothers love.
"Janie, said ne. as ne drew her
hand reverentiy 20 Ms i;ps. 'you are
as far above me as the heavens are
above the earth. This hand iyou are
right. JAMIE was never meant TO DO
the toll OF farmer wife. Go. my sis.
ter. do your work. win your laurels OF
honesty, and - good name. Go, ia
ME. where the world will appreciate
vOur worth, but no better than | do.
; go 20 the sllcc,ss yoa will undoubted.
ly win. and my good wishes, blessing.
ami love be with you.
30 saying he rose from his place at
her feet, and the two walked up the
woodland path 10 where only the lit
tie orchard separated Janet from her
home. There ne icfJ her 20 return TO
sterner duties.
During the ten years that followed
this conversation up IN the wilds OF
[ Cheshire county, many changes have
been made i'll progress. Janet Gray,
/ aiUer successfully turning aside the
many objections which We're raised to
her plans for the future. started oil
TO the nearest station. which we have
7 said Was twenty miles distant. She
/ ieis that she vas taking the Irst step
in an undertaking which would prove
satisfactory by whole counsel it had
been bette: 20 abide. Long after she
had lett the woods. the little brook,
the hills, and tine honest hearted
friends behind her she remembered the
peculiar light in the eyes OF William
Thomas Toy which she had never seen
there before. Us he bade her go on 20
honor and success. and he said, a. he
I lifted her from the road wagon at the
station, Perhaps wei! travel the
road together vet" That statement
was an enigma 10 ner q: which she
could not guess the meaning. Tom
mas something IN view. still waters
run tieep."
jamie spent the irsJ three years
chat followed in doing great deal of
copying in offices, and the time be-
tween vorkbOurs was well improved
by giving much attention 10 the read
lng OF the best authors. She made
the home or IN ancient relative the
basic OF operations, from which place
every morning she went TO her usual
work During this time she had gain
I'd some attention from the
best people OF the city. by the
great literary ability she began TO dis
play. and wnen, six years after bid
ding adieu 20 the associations ofchilG
hood. Janet Gray timidly gave her
first book TO the public for ITS approx
al. her success for the future was a.
sured. IN all the important move
menss which followed, in which the
services OF y ready talker or able writ
er required. it was her pen and tongue
which did active part. Her strong
individuality. sprightly manner in
conversation. her information on all
subjects, drew about her many ad-